"It feels amazing," sophomore A.J. Angotti said with tears still in his eyes after the victory. "I felt very confident coming in. As soon as we saw that final split (in the fifth baker-game), I said, 'We've got this.' "

Before meeting Jackson in the finals, Sayreville claimed the Group 3 title by rolling 3,152, 67 pins ahead of second-place Linden, to earn its fourth Group 3 title since 2008.

Senior anchor Jay Ciszewski, who ended the season with a 223 average, rolled 18 strikes in a row and ended the day with a 795 series, but according to Weinert he was confident his team would prevail with any of his players as anchor.

"We go out there and compete as a team," Weinert said. "We put the individual stuff aside and it doesn’t matter who goes out and leads us that day, as long as we accomplish our goal."

Also bowling for the team were seniors Mike Bernstein who carved out a 210 average, Kevin Nettler (206) and Mike Danchisko.

Sayreville closed with a 19-0-2 record, giving it the White Division title and the top seed when entering the elimination rounds at the GMC finals. It breezed through the preliminaries and finals, winning all of its matchups with a clean 2-0.

“We accomplished every goal we had for the season and more,” Weinert said.

And in the years to come, Weinert expects to see his soon-to-be graduating bowlers come back to support the team, just as current Sayreville bowling alums had done for them this winter.

"When I looked back in the crowd I not only saw parents of the team this year, but I saw parents and kids that graduated (up to) five years ago," Weinert said. "Something has to click for people. When someone from the program is coming out and taking time out of their day or their week to watch us bowl for a state title, it really says a lot."